After saving the spirit beast, the group hurriedly rushed to the straw hut.
Soon, they saw the tombstone and the hillside of the tomb once more.
"Open it!"
Knowing that the matter was urgent, Zhang Xuan waved his hands grandly.
Elder Qian nodded. Then, his eyebrows shot up as he grabbed the tombstone.
Hong long long!
The vigorous Zhen Qi surged, and the violent power wandered in all directions. Under his push, the vegetation on the hillside was gradually cleared away, revealing a huge tomb chamber.
"You built a tomb chamber? It seems like there's still hope … "
Seeing that Elder Qian wasn't burying it forcefully, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
Regardless of the size of the tomb chamber, at least it had a certain amount of space. On top of that, there were gaps in the soil that allowed air to flow in, so it was unlikely that the spirit beast would be buried alive.
This could be considered as a blessing in disguise.
Pushing open the doors of the tomb chamber, the group entered in a single file. Soon, they saw a massive corpse of a Draconic Granite Beast lying on the ground.
This fellow's body was as tough as stone. Even though it had been buried for fifty years, there were no signs of decay.
"As expected of a Draconic Granite Beast …"
After taking a look, Zhang Xuan nodded.
If it were an ordinary spirit beast, after being buried for fifty years without anyone caring about it, even if it didn't die, it would have rotted away.
However, the Draconic Granite Beast possessed the Dragon Bloodline, and its body was as tough as stone. Even though it had been several decades, it didn't seem to have any problems.
"Hurry up and call a physician …"
Seeing that there was no change to the 'corpse', Elder Qian turned to Han Chong in agitation.
"Teacher, Zhang Shi is … a formidable physician!"
Han Chong hurriedly said.
"Oh, right. Zhang Shi, I beg of you to save the Draconic Granite Beast …"
Elder Qian's knees buckled, and he was just about to kneel down.
The Draconic Granite Beast was his companion, and he had been living in self-reproach for the past few years. He thought that he would never meet the other party again, but who could have known that the other party was still alive!
If the other party could be saved, putting aside kneeling down, even if the other party wanted him dead, he wouldn't hesitate at all.
Of course, more than that, he felt guilty.
In order to save him, the other party had nearly died. Yet, because he couldn't understand the other party's words, he ended up burying the other party underground for fifty years …
If the other party couldn't be saved, he might really have been unable to live on anymore.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony, Elder Qian. If I can save him, I will!"
Knowing how the other party was feeling, Zhang Xuan walked up to the massive Draconic Granite Beast and touched it lightly.
Then, he pretended to turn around and lowered his head in contemplation.
A moment later, Zhang Xuan walked over, and upon seeing the grim look on Zhang Xuan's face, Elder Qian's body stiffened in anxiety. He couldn't help but ask, "Can it … still be saved?"
"It's indeed still alive, but …" Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before continuing, "After being buried underground for fifty years, the vitality in its body has been severed. If we wish to save it, we'll need pills that can stimulate its vitality and spirit stones!"
"An elixir that activates vitality? I have three [Ethereal Treading Creation Pills] here. They'll be effective even on Transcendent Mortal 8-dan Ethereal Treading realm experts! "
Hall Master Qin stepped forward and passed a jade bottle over.
"I also have two [Life Spirit Pills] here. They are the best pills for activating one's vitality!" Another elder walked over.
"I don't have any pills here, but I do have quite a few spirit stones. Here are five hundred middle-tier spirit stones …"
They had been close friends with Elder Qian for decades. If they could save the Draconic Granite Beast, not only would it be a huge consolation to Elder Qian, it would also be a huge boost to the strength of the entire Beast Hall.
"Not bad!"
Seeing the items piled up, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.
"I also need the Five Elemental Formation Flags, Purple Bamboo Ink, and three large buckets of beast blood. I don't need anything else, just the blood of the Great Violetwing Beast outside will suffice … and the Faint Green Incense, Purple Chestnut Smoke …"
Seeing that Hall Master Qin and the other elders had gathered the required pills and spirit stones, they couldn't help but be impressed by the wealth of the Beast Hall. After which, Zhang Xuan continued listing out dozens of items.
"These …"
Hearing the names of these items, everyone frowned in bewilderment.
They could still understand why Zhang Xuan needed vitality pills and spirit stones. After all, they were related to vitality. But the Faint Green Incense, Purple Chestnut Smoke … What were the uses of these items?
"I've heard of the Faint Green Incense before. It has the effect of stabilizing one's soul, and it's commonly used by soul oracles …"
An elder suddenly recalled something and said.
"Soul oracles?" Everyone was taken aback.
This occupation had disappeared from the annals of history several dozen millenniums ago. Could it be that … the young man before them knew of it?
"It's just some unique means. It doesn't have much to do with soul oracles!" Zhang Xuan waved his hands. "Right, prepare 108 three chi long silver needles and a cup of the Green-tailed Serpent's saliva!"
The soul oracles were destroyed by the master teachers back then. Even if he knew of them, he couldn't admit to it. In any case, the other party wasn't aware of the situation either.
"Green-tailed Serpent's saliva? That's lethal poison … "
Hall Master Qin exclaimed.
He didn't know what the Faint Green Incense and Purple Chestnut Smoke were for, but he knew what the Green-tailed Serpent's saliva was for.
Just a single drop was enough to poison a Transcendent Mortal 8-dan expert to death. What was the use of it for?
"Not only can poison kill, it can also save lives!" Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
"Using poison to save lives? That's … a means that only poison masters are capable of … "
Everyone's mouths twitched.
Even though the young man before them didn't say anything, poison shouldn't be used carelessly. If one wasn't a poison master, it would be impossible to use it to save lives.
Wasn't he a physician? Why would he know the means of a soul oracle? And the means of a poison master?
Beast tamer, master teacher, Ancient Beast Language …
Is there anything that you don't know?
"Alright, that's all I need. Hurry up and prepare it!" After handing over everything, Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
"Yes, I'll get someone to prepare it now!"
Elder Qian nodded and hurriedly left.
It had to be said that the Beast Hall's wealth was indeed astounding. Not only were the items that Zhang Xuan needed rare, they also involved several occupations. It was impossible for an ordinary guild to gather all of them. Yet, the Beast Hall only took six hours to gather them all.
In fact, they even prepared a few extra sets for some of the items, fearing that they wouldn't run out at the crucial moment.
"Alright, since everything is ready, you all can leave now. While I'm conducting my treatment, I require absolute silence. I hope that everyone can guard the area outside for me and not allow anyone to disturb me!"
Zhang Xuan thought that it would take at least three to four days to gather all of these items, but he didn't expect them to be completed within such a short period of time. He glanced at the surroundings and waved his hands.
There were too many things involved in his treatment, and he would have to make use of the Library of Heaven's Path as well. If others were to observe him, it would be hard to avoid trouble.
"Alright!"
Elder Qian nodded before leaving with Hall Master Qin and the others. Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei-er glanced at one another before leaving as well. Soon, Zhang Xuan was the only one left in the chamber.
Looking at the items that he had prepared, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist and stowed them into his storage ring.
Then, with a frown, he flicked his wrist and tossed the 5-star Spirit Gathering Formation plate out.
He didn't intend to keep these items for himself but to use them on the Draconic Granite Beast.
Back then, in order to save Elder Qian, the Draconic Granite Beast had exhausted its blood essence. Under normal circumstances, as long as the Draconic Granite Beast was nourished with spiritual energy, it should be able to revive within a few years.
But Elder Qian didn't do anything at all …
The spiritual energy in the underground chamber was extremely sparse, such that the Draconic Granite Beast couldn't even sustain its vitality. Even if it was still alive after fifty years, its life was already hanging by a thread.
If it had been any other physician, even a Seven Star, Eight Star, or even Nine Star Physician, they would have been unable to save the Draconic Granite Beast. However, Zhang Xuan was different.
He possessed the Heaven's Path zhenqi, which was as pure as water. As long as there was vitality, he would be able to survive.
However, just the Heaven's Path zhenqi alone wasn't enough. After losing its blood essence and being buried underground for several decades, it still needed medicinal herbs that could boost its vitality and abundant spiritual energy to sustain it.
More importantly … the means of the soul oracles!
Just as that elder had guessed, the Faint Green Incense and Purplecrystal Smoke were indeed items that only soul oracles used. Even though the Draconic Granite Beast's soul wasn't in a state of hibernation like Lu Chong's, it wasn't too far off from it.
Thus, it needed these soul-summoning items to revive it.
As for the Green-tailed Serpent's saliva, Pavilion Master Qin was right — it was indeed a lethal poison. However, it wasn't meant to be used to kill the Draconic Granite Beast but to stimulate its acupoints so as to awaken it.
It could be said that beast tamers, soul oracles, physicians, poison masters, master teachers, and many other means had been used to treat the Draconic Granite Beast.
If it had been anyone else, it would have been difficult for them to pull off such a feat. Only a monster like Zhang Xuan would be able to pull it off.
Zhang Xuan placed the spirit stone that the elder had given him into the formation plate, and spiritual energy immediately shrouded the 'corpse' of the Draconic Granite Beast.
With a flick of his finger, the silver needles that he had prepared beforehand appeared in his palm. Dipping them into the Green-tailed Serpent's saliva, Zhang Xuan flicked his fingers lightly, and in the blink of an eye, 108 silver needles flew out and sealed the 108 acupoints of the Draconic Granite Beast.
The Draconic Granite Beast was an extremely rare spirit beast. Over the past several dozen millenniums, the number of beast tamers who had managed to tame it could be counted on one hand. As such, no one knew of its feigned death, and it wasn't passed down either.
Zhang Xuan had only learned of its acupoints after browsing through the books in the Library of Heaven's Path.
After sealing the acupoints, Zhang Xuan moved faster and faster. He lit the Faint Verdant Incense, Purplecrystal Smoke, and the other incense sticks according to their respective positions before sitting down and meditating.
Hong long!
Zhang Xuan drew his soul out.
While floating in midair, Zhang Xuan activated his Eye of Insight and scanned his surroundings. Then, he suddenly pointed his palm at a certain spot and beckoned.
His movements were light, as if he was responding to the beckoning of his lover.
Weng!
As if sensing his beckoning, the silver needles in the area immediately buzzed, reminiscent of wind chimes in the wind.
Unique Art of the Soul Oracles — Soul Beckoning!
Back then, Zhang Xuan had obtained the complete heritage of the soul oracles from Mo Hunsheng, and the Soul Beckoning was one of them. Once executed, even a soul that had fallen into a trance would be forcefully pulled out.
In fact, even a living person would be pulled out easily.
The Draconic Granite Beast's soul had been in a deep slumber for fifty years, and it was too difficult to awaken it through normal means. Thus, Zhang Xuan had no choice but to resort to such an extreme method.
It was either succeed or die trying!
Gugugugu!
The silver needles buzzed for a moment, and the Draconic Granite Beast suddenly jolted. It slowly raised its body, as if it was about to come to life.
"This isn't right …" Upon seeing this sight, not only was Zhang Xuan not delighted, his face darkened instead.
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